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I have made over 150 cat 5e cables with this crimping tool and it works great. The strips save a lot of time and I have never cut a wire. I even fixed my RJ 11 end for my phone with it. I never use the cuts, its easier to use scissors.

After having my previous set taken from me by Airport security screeners (very dangerous tool I'm sure) I purchased these to replaced my old ones at less than half the cost. They work great and are identical to a set I nearly purchased at a local store.

Works great. Just like it should. Similar products cost 2 to 3 times as much and do the exact same thing with a pricier brand name on them. Only wish it had one more ratchet notch, but I can understand why it doesn't, and it's not that big of a deal anyway.

This is the first time I have installed modular plugs on a cable. No instructions were given with the tool. A google search located some instructions and videos on how to use similar tools. Once I figured it out the tool did a good job of stripping the cable and cripping on the modular plug. I have no complaint about the tool. Instructions would have been helpful for a novice.

I was visciously discouraged for many many years at the staggering prices these stupid tools command. thankfully Monoprice was one of the VERY few companies that had them for sale for the 10 dollar mark. I suppose one could argue that if you make several thousand patch cables a year that this tool will not hold up as long as a very expensive one, but I would never ever believe that until I saw it with my own eyes.

I recently hard-wired my home with cat6 cable. This tool came in very handy for cutting, stripping and crimping. The process would be much slower without it and you get a much cleaner look when finished. I have not used it for an RJ-11 application yet, but am sure that it does just as well.

This tool accomplishes the same results as the "professional" model at 10 times the price. It would be nice if they added a latch to keep it closed while in your toolbag. But I'm happy with it considering its reasonable price.

PROS: I have not used this a ton yet, and I doubt I will ever use it all that much, but the few times I have used it, it has been great. Its nice to have the option to crimp 4, 6, or 8 pin plugs easily, and this tool is the same thing as at the big stores, nicer than the ones I looked at when at HD, and it was a fraction of the cost.

CONS: Wish it had a way to lock it shut. I have an electrical tote that I keep this stuff in and the spring loaded handle pops out.

I made a test cable as soon as I got these crimpers. I was not crazy about the strippers but this could just be inexperience on my part. Anyway, once I got by that and properly stripped the wires to the correct length, the crimper worked just as it should with modular RJ45 connectors. Cable tested fine with my tester.

The tool is great in all seriousness, but for peace of mind you may want to have scissors nearby.

PROS: Has nice design for multi purpose use. The stripping for cat5e is perfect!

CONS: The cutter works for the wires, but isn't the greatest for cutting the shielding off. As a result, you still need scissors nearby which a product with this multipurpose design should not have to rely on scissors as well IMO. Docking 2 points for that so it is more of a 4/5 rating.

Works well. The only problem I have is position of cutting and stripping blades - they are on opposite sides of crimper. First of all it's hard to get thick (cat6) cable inside opening for cutting. Second - because there are two blades on opposite sides, cable is cut twice - once by cutting blade and another - half way through - by stripping blade. Third - cutting blade doesn't allow to cut close enough, for example, you can't cut wires to the edge of cat6 insert - there is 1 - 2 mm gap.

All in all - good crimper, but you'll need an utility knife close by for cutting.

PROS: Tested with Cat6 plugs - flawless

CONS: Position of cutting and stripping blades makes them almost useless.

Nice heavy duty set of Crimper/Strippers. This was my first one I ever purchased, and I was very impressed with the quality for the price. My only complaint is that it seems only well suited for Ethernet and phone cable. I was hoping to get a tool that would work well, and self adjust for many kinds of cable from RG-6 to speaker wire. Price was significantly lower than what many specialty and national retail stores were offering.

having had some experience wtih crimpers before, I found this tool easy to use and would recommend it to anyone. but instructions and diagrams would greatly help anyone who has not used one.

PROS: crimped both handset modular plug RJ 6 and RJ 11 plugs with no problem. it seems to be made to last, unlike some plastic ones on the market. it will store with the handles being open instead of closed which is good for the strength and life of the spring. if it is stored handles closed the spring would be under constant tension and would weaken over time.

CONS: no instructions or diagrams on how to use. for stripping it worked ok but I had to use a pocket knife blade to remove insulation that the stripper blade missed which I did easily. for anyone that i is uncertain as to length of insulation to remove, it is about one quarter inch. perhaps instructions and diagrams could be posted on monoprice web site for future users.

Every Cat5e cable I made with it worked but one. Still not sure why. Pin 1 was not illuminated on either side. Could have been the crimper or the cable leaning toward the cable. Comfortable grip, functional crimpers.

PROS: Cheap Works

CONS: Wire cutter not accessible unlesss you thread the entire cable through the spring. I ended up using regular scissors to cut the ends on longer than 10ft runs.

Does not apply pressure evenly along the pins. I noticed the middle pushed down farther than the ends this makes sense, but can't be a good thing.

This tool is very well constructed-it's strong and durable with normal use wire cutter works with minimal effort crimper pushes plug contacts into place easily however, there were no operater instructions included so, being a novice using this type of tool, I did not know how to operate the wire stripper, and I'm not really sure of the purpose of the ratchet function if there are any other functions, or any settings to make for different uses, that are not obvious to the user, operator instructions would be needed overall it's a great tool at a very low price